12 Management Masters Degree Programs in Austria

The Master of Science (MSc) in Management combines academic rigor with practical relevance. The program builds a solid foundation in general management and deepens your knowledge of the global business. Through an in-depth analytical approach, you will learn to critically assess current trends and theories in management. A special focus on personal development, organizational psychology, conflict management, and leadership skills instills the personal and social competencies required for success in a world facing global competition and constant change.

Would you like to actively shape the challenges of Management, Communication and IT as an Innovation Manager in your future job? Have you dreamed about developing your own start-up? What would it be like to actively promote digitization in a global corporate environment as a sought-after expert? Our English-language degree program Management, Communication & IT, (MCiT) offers you top international management training with a focus on Digital Entrepreneurship, making your Master's program unique.

The FH/Uni joint master's program in Digital Business Management researches and promotes innovative business models in the digital age. It offers insights into sustainable digitization, global markets and the use of artificial intelligence.

Climate change, a shortage of skilled workers and the economic crises of recent years require new ways of thinking and finding solutions in logistics. Trade, industry and logistics service providers are using artificial intelligence, robotics and alternative energy systems to make logistics processes more resilient, efficient and sustainable. Our practice-oriented degree program teaches the management and technology skills required for this.

The practice-oriented master's program offers specialized general management training for nonprofit organizations and public institutions. Through projects and elective modules, students acquire sound skills and develop a holistic understanding of management that prepares them for future leadership roles.

The agricultural sector is undergoing change due to digitalization and global trends. Companies are focusing on direct marketing, specialty cultivation and digital services. Successful managers must recognize trends, master digitalization and develop and market innovative products. Graduates are prepared to master these challenges while taking resource efficiency into account.

IT managers in companies are faced with the challenge of planning, developing and analyzing information systems that help achieve strategic corporate goals. These IT systems focus not only on shared data use, but also on user orientation.

In the MBA – Social Management distance learning course, students receive in-depth knowledge in the areas of social work, social policy and social planning. They also get to know the central legal norms that form the framework for social management. Trends in European integration as well as roles, interactions and economic control options of the system partners with a focus on Austria, Germany and Switzerland are conveyed. Students acquire management skills for managers in the social sector and deal with trends and specifics of the NPO sector, ethical concepts and their application in social work as well as intercultural aspects and special challenges such as crisis management and supervision. In this distance learning course, students work on current developments in the areas of digitization and data management in social management, medical and nursing developments, control and financing and other global developments affecting social work.

The part-time distance learning Master of Science (MSc) in Political Management creates the basis for professional activity in public institutions, for example as an employee or mandatary at municipal, state or parliament level. In order to equip the students with the appropriate knowledge and skills, not only basic knowledge of business administration and economics is taught, but also politically relevant skills in particular. This includes content such as government policy, political management and marketing, election campaign management and press work. Graduates of the Master of Science (MSc) in Political Management are qualified to take on responsible tasks in political organizations. For this reason, distance learning is aimed in particular at employees in public administration, political parties, non-profit organizations and in the communications sector. Network meetings (discussions, lectures, workshops) can be attended as part of the part-time distance learning Master of Science (MSc) in Political Management. The aim of these meetings is to gain concrete insight into political practice.

EXPERIENCING MANAGEMENT BY INNOVATION How do you develop an enterprise – whether a young start-up, your family's business, or an international corporation? How can you make use of creativity and innovation in order to provide for economic growth? How can practical experience with design assist you with business management – and what can a manager achieve by employing methods of Design Thinking? The answers to these questions can be found in the interdisciplinary course Management by Innovation, tailor-made to train you – with the aid of internationally successful course formats – to be a highly qualified executive. You are aiming for a career in a renowned company? You aspire to become a successful leader, able to master the turbulence of today's economy, capable of finding quick and reliable solutions even in difficult situations? Or: you have just started your own business (or are about to do so)? Congratulations! But what comes next? What are the next steps in raising your 'young one' into a strong, healthy SME player? Regardless of the path you choose: the interdisciplinary master's course at the NDU provides you with the required skills and knowledge. You will acquire a high-quality business education, complemented by methods and practices originating in the field of design – such as the "Design Thinking" model, developed by the IDEO creative agency and Stanford University. The reason for this is: whether you are a self-made entrepreneur or a manager, creativity and innovation are in both cases key factors on the way to success. At the New Design University, you will learn to develop and foster these capacities, and to employ them with profit in an entrepreneurial context. In transdisciplinary projects, you will apply strategies, mindsets, and operation principles of creative economy onto management, and try out entrepreneurial practice already in the course of your studies. THE COURSE The course shapes the students’ entrepreneurial thinking and responsible behaviour in real-world projects. During your studies, you will put business plans and models into practice, and obtain the opportunity to launch a real start-up, developing it to success in the market. You will deal in-depth with the concept of Design Thinking and learn to apply it as a problem-solving technique in management. You will concentrate on creative techniques and strategies (e.g. rapid prototyping), innovation research and management, as well as on the importance of social responsibility. In the Entrepreneurship Laboratory, you will practise efficient business modelling and entrepreneurship research, while in the Trend Laboratory you will examine questions of strategic management and organisational development and engage in scientific trend research. NDU ADVANTAGES: INNOVATIVE COURSE FORMATS AND TRANSDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS In terms of teaching, the master’s course follows leading international universities and business schools, offering innovative course formats with small classes, interactive learning, and a strong link between theory and practice. Among the models for some of the NDU’s course formats are the successful curricula of Stanford University, MIT Sloan School of Management, and UC Berkeley. By means of transdisciplinary projects carried out in close cooperation with students from other courses (graphic design, interior design, information design, etc.) the NDU offers an excellent interdisciplinary environment for entrepreneurial high-potentials seeking to obtain profound knowledge for future executive positions. PROFESSION AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Thanks to their entrepreneurial profile, our graduates qualify for a wide range of potential careers. In addition to setting up one’s own company or taking over an existing business (corporate succession), typical starting positions will be in innovation management, business development, investment management, product development, or marketing. You will also have the ideal qualifications for a career as a business consultant or business analyst.

The Master’s degree program in Management & Applied Economics is an advanced, hands-on, and versatile graduate degree program designed to provide you with the expertise, skills and leadership experiences necessary to succeed in today’s business environment.

The MBA - Digital Marketing and Management course provides students with deeper knowledge and understanding of the theoretical foundations and current developments in the field of digitization in marketing. The students get to know digital business models as well as agile marketing and management concepts, to examine them and to discuss them critically. One focus is on the instruments of digital communication and price policy, their application and evaluation. The students deal with concepts for smart products and services, the agile development of innovations and digital selling strategies and learn to critically assess these concepts, their application in practice and their effects. Digitization as a challenge for companies is also highlighted, as are methods and processes in the field of online research, including key topics such as big data, predictive analytics and customer insights, taking economic and ethical aspects into account.